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Movie Ad of the Week: AUDITIONS (1980)
The second of three movies Harry Hurwitz (THE PROJECTIONIST) directed under his “Harry Tampa” handle -- the others are FAIRY TALES (1978) and NOCTURNA (1979) -- AUDITIONS is supposedly a documentary...
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Mystery Movie: NIGHT OF THE DEVIL
Our buddy Bob Plante emailed this “Mystery Movie” to us a couple of months ago, but it got lost in our jukebox – er, inbox – until just the other day. According to the label on the 45 rpm record...
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Movie Ads of the Week: THE VERY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS (1970) and THE OUTRAGEOUS...
During his years as a producer at Universal International, Albert Zugsmith’s name appeared on everything from THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN and Douglas Sirk melodramas to TOUCH OF EVIL and Mamie Van...
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Mystery Movie: THE HOUSE BY THE HILL (1977)
Our pal Jon Putnam brought this latest installment of “Mystery Movies” to our attention a couple of months ago. A Newport/Hallmark release that made the rounds during the 1977/1978 release year, THE...
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Movie Ad of the Week: BIG ENOUGH N' OLD ENOUGH (1968)
World Premiere - Wednesday, April 17, 1968 - Albuquerque, NMThe K. Gordon Murray production BIG ENOUGH N' OLD ENOUGH -- "introducing" Sidney Poitier's older brother, Cyril Poitier, and directed by...
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Movie Ad of the Week: THE CONTEST (1977) a.k.a. THE MISS NUDE AMERICA CONTEST...
James P. Blake's documentary about the 1974 Miss Nude America Pageant was filmed under the title NAKED CITY, INDIANA and first released theatrically by Trans-American in the fall of 1976 as MISS NUDE...
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Sykes-A-Delic Falana-Vision!
Dummy death by farm mulcher and a full-monty Lola Falana are just two of the reasons to sit through director William Wyler's final film, THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES (1970).But our favorite moment...
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The Endangered List (Case File #129)
BLEEP(1971)a.k.a. TEENAGE TEASEStarringPeter BrownJo Ann HarrisElsa CardenasandRene Auberjonoisas"Arthur, the Egg"Written, Produced, DirectedbyRichard ErdmanPhotographedbyAllen DaviauEdited byAxel...
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Movie Ad of the Week: THE OTHER SIDE OF MADNESS (1975) a.k.a. THE HELTER...
This b&w quickie cash-in on the Tate-LaBianca killings, featuring songs by Sean Bonniwell of the Music Machine (as well as "Mechanical Man" by Charles Manson), was rated X by the MPAA in October...
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Don't forget to vote!
Hi folks! We're off to the April Ghouls Drive-In Monster-Rama, but we'll be back next week with the latest State of the Temple Address (including a report on the Endangered Fest in Austin two weeks...
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Movie Ad of the Week: THE SUPER BLACK CHAMPIONS (1974)
Bill Cayton and Jim Jacobs are best remembered today as the managers/promoters behind Mike Tyson's ascension to the World Heavyweight Champion title, but the two were also dedicated film collectors and...
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Movie Ad of the Week: THE MAD DOCTOR'S MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY with...
This perfect David L. Hewitt double bill arrived at the Circle Drive-In in Lubbock, TX on December 31, 1971. THE MAD DOCTOR'S MONSTERS CRASH THE PAJAMA PARTY is Hewitt's 30-minute spookshow classic...
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The Endangered List (Case File #130)
LAST FOXTROT IN BURBANK (1973)StarringMichael Pataki (Paul)Sherry Denton (Jeanne)Simmy Bow (Marcel)Sally Marr (Mrs. Ketchenberg)I. William Quinn (Tom)withDennis RhodesandRon CarterProduced and...
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Movie Ad of the Week: "Dracula's Buffet Luncheon" (1960/1969/1974/1980)
We've posted before about the weird dusk-to-dawn shows that played Pennsylvania drive-ins in the early 1980s, but the wonderfully named "Dracula's Buffet Luncheon" program was booked in the Uniontown/...
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The Endangered List (Case File #131)
BEACH BOY REBELS (1969)StarringRodney BedelElain TaylorJoan Van VrankenWalter Philbinand Ronald Von Klaussenas the Police InspectorGuest StarsJoe E. RossandWillie PastranoDirected byStewart...
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Movie Ad of the Week: MASSACRE AT REDNECK COUNTY (1979)
Just when Po-Man was beginning to think he'd written the final word on POOR PRETTY EDDIE, he stumbled upon yet another alternate title for this twisted little gem. Here's the ad from its St. Louis...
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Movie Ad of the Week: LEGEND OF THE BAYOU (1984)
Tobe Hooper's sophomore effort, EATEN ALIVE (1976), had already played the exploitation circuit for eight years when it rolled into 30+ theaters in the New York area as LEGEND OF THE BAYOU on March 2,...
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The Endangered List (Case File #132)
SAMMY SOMEBODY (1974)StarringZalman KingSusan StrasbergSarah KennedyJan SterlingNaomi FinkKurt GarfieldProduced byWilliam A. ZeitlerDirected byJoseph AdlerAScreen Arts InternationalCrismar...
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Movie Ad of the Week: SANTO VS. LAS LOBAS (1978)
SANTO VS. LAS LOBAS / SANTO VS. THE SHE-WOLVES (1976) opened in three Spanish-language theaters in New York on August 2, 1978.
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BOOK REVIEW: "Choke Hold" by Christa Faust
Angel Dare Holds On For Another Adventure,& It's Even Bedher Than The Faust!(And Gats'a No Choke!)A Keeper In KrimeReviewed by Don K. BarbecueYa know, anymore I really miss the old days of getting...
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